'''Brockenbores''', or '''Brockenborings''', was a network of tunnels in the northern part of [[the Shire]]'s [[Eastfarthing]], in the hilly region of [[Scary]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref> This was one of the more outlying parts of the Shire, which was perhaps the reason that a band of [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] rebels hid here for a time when '[[Sharkey]]' took control of the Shire during the [[War of the Ring]].<ref>{{RK|VI9}}</ref>

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'''Brockenbores''', or '''Brockenborings''', was a network of tunnels in the northern part of [[the Shire]]'s [[Eastfarthing]], in the hilly region of [[Scary]].<ref>{{FR|Part}}</ref> This was one of the more outlying parts of the Shire, which was perhaps the reason that a band of [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] rebels led by [[Fredegar Bolger]], hid here for a time when '[[Sharkey]]' took control of the Shire during the [[War of the Ring]].<ref>{{RK|VI9}}</ref>

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==Etymology==

==Etymology==

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The name of this place is given as 'Brockenbores' in the text of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', but as "Brockenborings" on ''[[A Part of the Shire]]'', the map that accompanies the trilogy.

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The name of this place is given as 'Brockenbores' in the text of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', but as "Brockenborings" on ''[[A Part of the Shire]]''.